I love maps. Their communication power to reveal and clarify our world is like little else. But they also have political power — and they can be used to influence how we interpret the world around us. (The blog Strange Maps is full of such examples.) GrassrootsMapping.org is a admirable project that seeks “to invert the traditional power structure of cartography.” The site teaches people how to use simple and inexpensive technology (a digital camera, a…
 
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This morning, looking at the Flickr blog, I read this cool post about Flickr Everywhere. — a collection of new ways Flickr is being integrated into offerings from Apple, Google and Microsoft. The item that really caught my attention was the way that Microsoft is integrating Flickr content into Bing Maps. A type of spatial-search, it’s a very cool-looking mashup of their Photosynth technology with Flickr content. Check out, below, the video of it’s design…
 
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